Micro Prep (NP)

Service Description

Your board named the priority gap. Plan turned it into a first sequence. Now comes the question that decides whether that first move actually happens on schedule or quietly slips: is whatever it needs — a signed document, a board sign-off, one honest conversation with a stakeholder — actually in place, or just assumed to be? The Readiness Check exists to answer that question before it becomes a surprise at your next board meeting. This is a focused, single-purpose session built around exactly one thing: confirming that your board's next move is genuinely ready to execute. We assemble the single resource that move depends on — whatever document, agreement, or asset is missing — and run it through a light readiness checklist that verifies the practical details nobody wants to discover are wrong in the room: is the sign-off actually secured, is the language final, does the person who needs to say yes know they're being asked, is the timeline still realistic. It's small in scope by design, matched to a single next move rather than an entire initiative. We work directly with whoever owns that move — executive director, program lead, board chair — walking through what "ready" means for this specific step, then confirming it item by item rather than assuming it's handled. Small gaps get caught here precisely because the scope is narrow enough to check everything, instead of skimming a long list under time pressure the week of the meeting. This tier exists because not every next move needs a full preparation engagement — some genuinely need one confirmed document or one honest phone call, and paying for more wastes budget and time. Knowing which kind of readiness gap you're facing is half the value here. You leave with a focused session's worth of direct confirmation work and a short, concrete readiness checklist you can hand to your board chair or point to in the meeting itself. What this does not include is full systems staging, staff or volunteer training, or fundraising infrastructure work — that heavier preparation lives in the Applied and Holistic Threshold tiers, scoped for initiatives with real operational weight, not a single board-level move. Nonprofit-rate pricing is expected to apply once catalog rates are finalized. If your board's next step is real but small, don't let it slip for lack of a five-minute check. Book The Readiness Check and walk into your next board meeting knowing your first move is actually ready, not just assumed to be.